Environmental Defense Fund

WASHINGTON A California water bill easily passed the Republican-controlled House Natural Resources Committee on a near party-line vote after a lengthy, heated debate between the two political parties. Only one Democrat Rep. Jim Costa of California supported the legislation. The bill is expected to breeze through the full GOP-controlled House of Representatives as well but faces a less certain future in the Senate. Assuming all Republicans vote with their party, the bill would also need six Senate Democrats to cross the aisle. While the Obama administration has not made any statement on the legislation, it opposed a similar bill last year. Costa proposed two amendments but withdrew one...

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